A collection of activities designed to teach such critical science skills as observing, predicting, ordering, exploring, sorting, and creative thinking.

In this newly revised and expanded 2nd edition of Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, classroom veterans Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan, who also coach teachers through nationwide workshops, offer time-crunched elementary educators comprehensive background notes to each chapter, new reading strategies, and show how to combine science and reading in a natural way with classroom-tested lessons in physical science, life science, and Earth and space science.

The Creative Curriculum comes alive! This videotape-winner of the 1989 Silver Apple Award at the National Educational Film and Video Festival-demonstrates how teachers set the stage for learning by creating a dynamic well-organized environment. It shows children involved in seven of the interest areas in the The Creative Curriculum and explains how they learn in each area. Everyone conducts in-service training workshops for staff and parents or who teaches early childhood education courses will find the video an indispensable tool for explainin appropriate practice.

Encourage early learners to explore the world of science with this 30-book collection! Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs this collection is sure to inspire young children to want to read more! The titles in this collection include: Colors (Wordless); Space (Wordless); Weather (Wordless); Animals (Wordless); Plants (Wordless); My Body (Wordless); Health and Safety (Wordless); Building Things (Wordless); Oceans (Wordless); Five Senses (Wordless); With My Senses; The Itsy Bitsy Spider; Head and Shoulders; Use Your Brain; Little Boy Blue; If I Were a Tree; Oh, to the Ocean; Animal Homes; Baa, Baa, Black Sheep; Miss Molly's Dolly; Ready to Build; Oh, Mr. Sun; I See Colors; What Kind of Weather?; Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow; Delicious and Nutritious; Into Space; London Bridge; Down by the Bay; and Sing a Song of Sixpence.

Most people have heard of Marie Curie and Albert Einstein. But have you heard of Katherine Johnson, Caroline Herschel, Percy Julian, and Rosalind Franklin? These scientists accomplished amazing things in their fields, and yet their names are not as well known. Learn about the unsung heroes of science, and be inspired by their fight for recognition. Created in partnership with TIME©, this 6-Pack of nonfiction readers builds critical literacy skills while students are engaged in reading high-interest content. Reader's Guide and Try It! provide extensive language-development activities to develop critical thinking; Table of contents, glossary, and index help increase comprehension and strengthen academic vocabulary; A fun culminating activity challenges students to create a picture book for a lesser-known scientist; Prepares students for college and career and aligns with state and national standards. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.